In regards to my earlier post regarding the 1889 Hulett Hotel Bill from David W. Phillips, I heard from Mrs. Nina Danforth two interesting facts:
1.) David was the father of Irene Phillips, not her grandfather or great uncle as I had earlier surmised.
2.) David Phillips was also the builder of the Danforth house at Land’s End, another bit of information that I did not know.
Many thanks to Mrs. Danforth for this information.
Lane DeMuro also passed along a bit of interesting information regarding the Phillip’s farm house. Part of Irene Phillips’ farm house was originally a barn that was built on Noble Island. One winter it was placed on skids and dragged across the ice then up to the farmhouse. It was the north east extension, where the kitchen was. It was a post and hand hewn beam structure that was taken down in the 1970’s.
I believe David Phillips’ house became the farm house and boarding house Irene Phillips lived in.
Some interesting information to note.